Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Introduction to the verb décider
The English translation of the French verb décider is “to decide.” It is pronounced as “deh-see-deh” in the infinitive form.
Décider comes from the Latin word “decidere” which means “to cut off.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been used in its current form since the 18th century. In everyday French, décider is used to express the act of making a choice or decision.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, décider is used to express a hypothetical or possible decision in the present or future. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais plus d’argent, je déciderais d’acheter une nouvelle voiture. (If I had more money, I would decide to buy a new car.)
- Nous déciderions de partir en vacances si nous avions plus de temps. (We would decide to go on vacation if we had more time.)
- Vous décideriez de déménager si vous trouviez un meilleur emploi ? (Would you decide to move if you found a better job?)
In all of these examples, the verb décider is conjugated in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a potential decision in response to a hypothetical situation.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déciderais | Je déciderais de partir demain. | I would decide to leave tomorrow. |
tu | déciderais | Tu déciderais de changer d’emploi. | You would decide to change jobs. |
il | déciderait | Il déciderait de suivre ses rêves. | He would decide to follow his dreams. |
elle | déciderait | Elle déciderait de faire du bénévolat. | She would decide to do volunteer work. |
on | déciderait | On déciderait de voyager en Europe. | One would decide to travel to Europe. |
nous | déciderions | Nous déciderions de faire une pause. | We would decide to take a break. |
vous | décideriez | Vous décideriez de déménager. | You would decide to move. |
ils | décideraient | Ils décideraient de partir en vacances. | They would decide to go on vacation. |
elles | décideraient | Elles décideraient de lancer une nouvelle entreprise. | They would decide to start a new business. |
Other Conjugations for Décider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
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Décider – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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